* An East Village street was evacuated for almost an hour yesterday while cops searched for explosives in a double-parked car after the driver refused to show identification and then scuffled with police, witnesses said.

The unidentified man was taken into custody after cops restrained him.

Bomb Squad and Emergency Service cops ordered store owners and pedestrians off Second Avenue between Ninth and 10th streets around 5 p.m. while they searched the white Mercury.

Bomb-sniffing dogs and cops found nothing in the car before driving it away for further inspection.

The man had been shouting at pedestrians for several hours, witnesses said.

“He was shouting gibberish and talking nonsense. I was scared he was going to blow this place up,” said Susan Valdez.

“When I saw all the cops coming and everything, I was, like, ‘Whoa,’ that scared me. This is insane.” (s, lcf)

* A 19-year-old Bronx man died early yesterday after he fell from a window in the Financial District, police said.

Jared Duchein plunged five stories to his death around 3:30 a.m. when he climbed out a window at 176 Broadway, cops said.

According to police sources, the window guard onto which Duchein was hanging after he squirmed out gave way, cops said.

He was discovered on the pavement and rushed to nearby New York Downtown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.

Sources said Duchein had been drinking alcohol before he fell. The medical examiner will determine cause of death.

BROOKLYN

* A 19-year-old man was shot once in the torso and critically wounded around 10:30 last night on Sands Street in Downtown Brooklyn, police said.

The victim, who was not identified, was transported to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. Police said they did not know the motive and have no suspects. (lcf)

* Two men were shot on a Bedford-Stuyvesant street early yesterday, police said.

The male victims, ages 31 and 33, were at the corner of Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue when a mystery gunman opened fire on them at 12:15 a.m., cops said.

The younger man was shot twice in the chest, while the older man was struck in the buttocks and arm, authorities said.

Both men were taken to Kings County Hospital, where the 31-year-old was listed in stable condition and the 33-year- old was treated and released.

Detectives do not yet have a motive or suspects.

THE BRONX

* A 30-year-old man was clinging to life after he was gunned down early yesterday outside a Soundview building, police said.

The victim, whose name was not released, was shot several times in front of 1548 Watson Ave. at 12:10 a.m., cops said.

He was rushed to Jacobi Hospital, he was listed in critical condition.

Police are searching for a suspect and a motive.

* Cops are looking for a bigot who spray-painted a swastika on a wall inside Van Cortlandt Park, authorities said yesterday.

The Nazi hate symbol was discovered at 9:15 p.m. Sunday, police said.

* Two masked men held up a Castle Hill store that sells floor coverings, police sources said yesterday.